WP Masonry & Infinite Scroll
by WPOrbit Support · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 320+ installs across the portfolio →
Highly customizable shortcodes to create pages with beautiful masonry layout and infinite scrolling effect.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈290 estimated
Momentum
-1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “masonry gallery” and “masonry grid” for “infinite” and “masonry layout”. “masonry gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “infinite” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “masonry grid” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “masonry layout” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 62 average across 3,292 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 6.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 186 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| infinite scroll your tag | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| masonry posts your tag | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| masonry your tag | #7 | #19 | down 1 |
| infinite | #8 | #19 | down 1 |
| infinite scrolling | #7 | #15 | down 1 |
| masonry layout | #8 | #19 | down 3 |
| masonry grid your tag | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
| wordpress infinite scroll | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| masonry plugin | #6 | #16 | down 1 |
| scroll by id | #10 | #20 | down 1 |
| post masonry | #14 | #21 | down 3 |
| scroll up | #23 | #19 | up 1 |
| masonry gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “masonry gallery” and “masonry grid” for “infinite” and “masonry layout”. “masonry gallery” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “infinite” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “masonry grid” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “masonry layout” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “masonry grid”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 383 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.4 · 30 Apr 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 55% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous1.5y ago
I particularly like the shortcode-based approach this plugin takes so that it’s easy to use it in a variety of contexts in different ways. Give it a look if you want a nice masonry display plus a lot of configurability.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fastone5.3y ago
I finally found a masonry plugin WITH infinite scroll option. I’m picky on quality plugins for my client websites. Something that is elegant and loads fast. Especially when building with Oxygen. WP Masonry & Infinite Scroll have now become a part of my default WP install when building new sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dush88gs6.1y ago
Thanks for creating this plugin and make it freely available.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rohangandhi19996.3y ago
A smooth and powerful plugin for blogs and one of the best plugin for image arrangment in WordPress sites. Highly customised plugin with ample of icons and customised buttons and lot more. Infinite scrolling and short codes are great help for website. This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by rohangandhi1999.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP Masonry & Infinite Scroll <= 2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-06-25 CVE-2025-5488 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2 Patched in 2.3
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Highly customizable shortcodes to create pages with beautiful masonry layout and infinite scrolling effect."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,084 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("masonry gallery", "masonry grid", "masonry posts" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-16 100+ → 200+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-22 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-21 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-04-17 100+ → 200+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2024-03-14 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-03-11 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-03-07 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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ShutterPress Gallery – Masonry, justified and grid galleries, lightbox and infinite scroll 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
RSOrangetech Gallery — Masonry & Grid 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meow Gallery 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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